PRONUNCIATION:(DES-wi-tood, -tyood) MEANING:noun: A state of disuse. ETYMOLOGY:From Latin de- (away from) + suescere (to become accustomed). Earliest documented use: 1623. USAGE:"Far from being a high-tech wonder, the Earth Station had a sad, neglected air about it, a feeling of desuetude and abandonment."Douglas Preston; Impact; Forge Books; 2010. ========================================================

DE-SUET-DUDE - de dude who makes de soap.

A THOUGHT FOR TODAY:Art is like baby shoes. When you coat them with gold, they can no longer be worn. -John Updike, writer (1932-2009)Yeah. That's what I thought about Rabbit Redux.

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